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Featured Album
Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
Featured Black Metal Album
Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Tribute to Erik Lindmark (Deeds of Flesh) (2020)
05/11 @ Three Links Deep Ellum, Dallas
Featured Power Metal Album
Curse of the Crystal Coconut (2020)
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French black metal project from Lille, formed in 2023 and channeling dark intensity. Their name, meaning 'The Paupers' Square,' evokes imagery of death and forgotten souls.
French avant-garde/psychedelic black metal project from Toulouse, formed in 2024 and pushing black metal into experimental, mind-expanding territory. Their approach blends psychedelic textures with avant-garde structures and black metal ferocity.
Greek black metal band from Thessaloniki, formed in 2023 and channeling the Hellenic black metal tradition. Their name, a reversal of 'Michael,' signals the inverted, anti-celestial character of their sound.
German black/speed/thrash metal act from Dresden, newly formed in 2026 and bringing a triple assault of blackened ferocity, speed metal velocity, and thrash aggression. They represent the newest wave of extreme metal emerging from Saxony.
Sarajevo-based blackened heavy metal act forged in 2022, channeling raw aggression through a volatile fusion of black metal ferocity and traditional heavy metal muscle. They represent the growing Bosnian underground metal scene.
Swiss atmospheric black metal project formed in 2022, releasing a prolific stream of German-language material exploring existential anguish. Their album titles, including 'Wenn der Himmel zerbricht' and 'Im Elend daheim,' reflect themes of despair and fractured reality.
German black metal project from Karlsruhe, newly formed in 2025 and bringing fresh ferocity to the underground. Their name, meaning 'life-affirmer' in German, stands in ironic contrast to their black metal hostility.
Swedish doom/ambient black metal project active since 2011, blending crushing doom with atmospheric darkness. Their German name, meaning 'mortal danger,' captures the perilous intensity of their hybrid sound.
German black metal and ambient project originating in Saxony in 2012, blending atmospheric black metal with ambient soundscapes. Their dual approach bridges the gap between black metal's abrasive fury and ambient music's meditative expansiveness.
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